A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . nting, in all of which theymade the most violent exertions. Their dances were usually per-formed round a large fire. In their war-dances, they sung or re-cited the feats which they or their ancestors had achieved;represented the manner in which they were performed, andwrought themselves up to an inexpressible degree of martial The females occasionally joined in some of thesesports, but had none peculiar to themselves. Their dress was various. In summer, they wore little besides acovering ab
A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . nting, in all of which theymade the most violent exertions. Their dances were usually per-formed round a large fire. In their war-dances, they sung or re-cited the feats which they or their ancestors had achieved;represented the manner in which they were performed, andwrought themselves up to an inexpressible degree of martial The females occasionally joined in some of thesesports, but had none peculiar to themselves. Their dress was various. In summer, they wore little besides acovering about the waist; but in winter, they clothed themselvesin the skins of wild beasts. They were exceedingly fond of or-naments. On days of show and festivity, their sachems v/oremantles of deer-skin, embroidered with white beads, or copper 5 orthey were painted with various devices. Hideousness was theobject aimed at in painting themselves. A chain of fish-bonesabout the neck, or the skin of a wild-cat, was the sign of royalty. For habitations, the Indians ha<i toeekwams, or wigwams, as. pronounced by the English. These originally consisted of astrong polcj erected in the centre, around which, at the distance 22 TEitioD r.—1492 to 1607. of ten or twelve feet, other poles were driven obliquely into theground, and fastened to the centre pole at the top. Their coverings were of mats, or barks of trees, well adjusted so as to renderthem dry and comfortable. Their dovicstjc vttnsils extended not beyond a hatchet of stone ;a few shells and sharp stones, which they used for knives : stonemortars for pounding corn, and some mats and skins upon whichthey slept. They sat, and ate, and lodged, on the ground. Withshells and stones they scalped their enemies, dressed their game,cut their hair, &c. They made nets of thread,^ twisted from thebark of Indian hemp, or of the sinews of the moose and fish-hooks, they used bones which were bent. Their/oo<i was of the coarsest and simpl
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